Senior Legal Counsel, Central EMEA

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🌐 Netherlands, Belgium, +1 more countries – Remote

🇳🇱 Netherlands – Remote 🇧🇪 Belgium – Remote 🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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DS Smith

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1940

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Food & Beverage • Logistics • Consulting

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services. The company focuses on innovation in packaging to support a circular economy, aiming to use recyclable materials and reduce plastic waste. DS Smith operates internationally, offering packaging for various industries, including consumer goods, industrial solutions, and retail. It emphasizes environmental sustainability and community engagement through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, DS Smith provides end-to-end retail services and advanced packaging systems.

📋 Description

• Advise Managing Directors and senior management across Central EMEA on strategic and operational legal and business matters • Draft, review and negotiate complex agreements with customers, suppliers and business partners, including tender and technology agreements • Develop standardized contracting approaches using Group Legal templates, guidelines, playbooks, policies and training materials • Identify and assess legal, regulatory and compliance risks and develop mitigation measures • Advise on corporate law, governance, intra-group arrangements, reorganizations and regulatory requirements • Manage disputes and regulatory proceedings within Central EMEA and coordinate external law firms and advisers • Provide legal support for international business, integration, transformation and M&A projects involving Central EMEA • Collaborate with Group Legal and business functions to incorporate AI and technology-enabled platforms into legal and business functions

🎯 Requirements

• A completed legal education and admission to practise in Germany, Austria, Belgium or the Netherlands, or an equivalent legal qualification • At least eight years of relevant professional experience, ideally gained within an international company and/or a leading commercial law firm • Strong knowledge of contract, commercial, business and corporate law, corporate governance and compliance • Proven experience with complex commercial agreements, cross-border matters, disputes and transactions • Strong commercial judgement and ability to translate complex legal matters into clear, actionable recommendations • Confident stakeholder management and strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills at senior management level • Business-fluent English and strong German or Dutch language skills; additional languages advantageous • Willingness to travel regularly across Central EMEA

🏖️ Benefits

• 30 days of vacation • Company pension plan • Employee discounts • Employee Support Program • Benefits that build wealth • Opportunities for continuing education